Sec. 1958.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Commission" means the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation.
(1-a) "Department" means the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
(2) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.
(3) "License" means a license issued under this chapter.
(4) "Mold" means any living or dead fungi or related products or parts, including spores, hyphae, and mycotoxins.
(5) "Mold assessment" means:
(A) an inspection, investigation, or survey of a dwelling or other structure to provide the owner or occupant with information regarding the presence, identification, or evaluation of mold;
(B) the development of a mold management plan or remediation protocol; or
(C) the collection or analysis of a mold sample.
(6) "Mold remediation" means the removal, cleaning, sanitizing, demolition, or other treatment, including preventive activities, of mold or mold-contaminated matter that was not purposely grown at that location.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 205, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.292, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.278, eff. September 1, 2017.
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